Daily Quiz | On natural disasters, extraterrestrial bodies
Name this water body in Maharashtra that was created by the impact of a meteorite collision during the Pleistocene Epoch
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One of the major reasons for the extinction of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago was a devastating asteroid impact. Where in modern-day Mexico did this happen?
Answer : Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan Peninsula
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What is the main difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
Answer : When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it is known as a meteor and when it hits the ground it is called a meteorite
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Name the two major Italian towns, now a UNESCO WHS, that were destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.
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What does the Fujita scale or Fujita–Pearson scale (FPP scale) measure?
Answer : Tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and vegetation
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Haumea, Makemake, and Eris are examples of which type of heavenly bodies?
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If an epicentre is a point directly above an earthquake on the surface of the Earth, what is the term for the point within the earth where the rupture starts?
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Of which commonly seen phenomena, which can be deadly at times, are Intracloud, Ground-to-Cloud, Cloud-to-Cloud types of?
